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| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] Freeware |
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| website = [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/pagedefrag Windows Sysinternals] |
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'''PageDefrag''' is a [[Computer program|program]], developed by [[Sysinternals]] (now distributed by [[Microsoft]]), for [[Microsoft Windows]] that runs at [[Booting|start-up]] to [[defragment]] the [[virtual memory]] [[Paging|page file]], the [[Windows registry|registry]] files and the [[Event Viewer]]'s logs (files such as AppEvent.Evt, SysEvent.Evt, SecEvent.Evt and so on). |
'''PageDefrag''' is a [[Computer program|program]], developed by [[Sysinternals]] (now distributed by [[Microsoft]]), for [[Microsoft Windows]] that runs at [[Booting|start-up]] to [[defragment]] the [[virtual memory]] [[Paging|page file]], the [[Windows registry|registry]] files and the [[Event Viewer]]'s logs (files such as AppEvent.Evt, SysEvent.Evt, SecEvent.Evt and so on). |
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PageDefrag does not defragment the contents of the registry files, only the placement of these files on the hard drive. Other utilities such as [[NTREGOPT]] can optimize the registry files. |
PageDefrag does not defragment the contents of the registry files, only the placement of these files on the hard drive. Other utilities such as [[NTREGOPT]] can optimize the registry files. |
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PageDefrag runs on [[Windows NT 4.0]], [[Windows 2000]], [[Windows XP]], and [[Windows Server 2003]]. Though the website erroneously<ref>Official forum moderator promised in January 2009 to try to get the website corrected.[http://forum.sysinternals.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17587&PID=87998#87998]</ref> says "runs on Windows XP (32-bit) and higher (32-bit), Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) and higher (32-bit)", the tool cannot defragment the pagefile on Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Server 2008; it is able to defragment registry hives on these versions. Workarounds for higher versions of Windows, including 64-bit versions, include using a [[BartPE]] disk or booting from a Windows install CD and using the provided command line interface. |
PageDefrag runs on [[Windows NT 4.0]], [[Windows 2000]], [[Windows XP]], and [[Windows Server 2003]]. Though the website erroneously<ref>Official forum moderator promised in January 2009 to try to get the website corrected.[http://forum.sysinternals.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17587&PID=87998#87998]{{Dead link|date=December 2022}}</ref> says "runs on Windows XP (32-bit) and higher (32-bit), Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) and higher (32-bit)", the tool cannot defragment the pagefile on Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Server 2008; it is able to defragment registry hives on these versions. Workarounds for higher versions of Windows, including 64-bit versions, include using a [[BartPE]] disk or booting from a Windows install CD and using the provided command line interface. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{cite web |url=http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pagedefrag.shtml |title=PageDefrag v2.32 |last=Russinovich |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Russinovich |date=November 1, 2006 |website=docs.microsoft.com |publisher=Microsoft |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308223730/https://live.sysinternals.com/pagedfrg.exe |archive-date= 2021-05-04 |access-date=2022-12-01 |quote=}} |
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*[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/pagedefrag Official website] |
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[[Category:Defragmentation software]] |
[[Category:Defragmentation software]] |
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Revision as of 19:40, 1 December 2022
| Original author(s) | Mark Russinovich |
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| Developer(s) | Microsoft (formerly Sysinternals) |
| Stable release | 2.32
/ November 1, 2006 |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Type | Defragmentation |
| License | Proprietary Freeware |
| Website | Windows Sysinternals |
PageDefrag is a program, developed by Sysinternals (now distributed by Microsoft), for Microsoft Windows that runs at start-up to defragment the virtual memory page file, the registry files and the Event Viewer's logs (files such as AppEvent.Evt, SysEvent.Evt, SecEvent.Evt and so on).
Overview
Using PageDefrag may improve performance. Since PageDefrag only affects a few files, it takes a relatively short time to run when compared to entire-disk defragmenters such as Windows Defrag, so long as the page file is not fragmented. If the page file is fragmented, PageDefrag can take as long or longer than Windows Defrag.
PageDefrag does not defragment the contents of the registry files, only the placement of these files on the hard drive. Other utilities such as NTREGOPT can optimize the registry files.
PageDefrag runs on Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. Though the website erroneously[1] says "runs on Windows XP (32-bit) and higher (32-bit), Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) and higher (32-bit)", the tool cannot defragment the pagefile on Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Server 2008; it is able to defragment registry hives on these versions. Workarounds for higher versions of Windows, including 64-bit versions, include using a BartPE disk or booting from a Windows install CD and using the provided command line interface.
See also
References
Further reading
Winternals: Defragmentation, Recovery, and Administration Field Guide by Dave Kleiman, Laura Hunter, Mahesh Satyanarayana, Kimon Andreou, Nancy G Altholz, Lawrence Abrams, Darren Windham, Tony Bradley and Brian (2006) - Syngress (ISBN 1-597490-792)
External links
- Russinovich, Mark (November 1, 2006). "PageDefrag v2.32". docs.microsoft.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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